New crop of champions crowned at Steve Stevens Senior Nationals

Another edition of the Steve Stevens Outdoor Senior Nationals concluded over the weekend, after a highly-competitive six days of seniors tennis in Vancouver. Action was played out in five host clubs across the city, the Jericho Tennis Club, Shaughnessy Golf and Country and Club, the Arbutus Club, Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club, and Richmond Country Club. Just two of last year’s singles champions were able to defend their title and secure back-to-back wins, with the rest of this year’s winners digging deep to reach the height of excellency in their age categories from August 20-26.

Women’s over-70 singles champion Mary Ann Gaskin of Ontario recorded her second straight year of capturing both the singles and doubles trophies in her events. The tournament top-seed defeated B.C.-native and No. 2 seed Jandi Fraser 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday’s final. No. 3 seed Gisela Haidemarie Nouisser of Ontario completed the pattern, as she captured third place with a walkover win against British Coloumbia’s Eileen Clark.

In doubles, Gaskin was alongside Patricia Maclachlan as the over-70 draw’s No. 1 seeds. Gaskin and Maclachlan defeated Heidemarie Nouisser and Anne Rungi of Ontario 6-3, 6-3 in the final.

The men’s over-75 draw also featured a repeating champion. No. 1 seed Shaheer Mikhail won his second over-75 men’s singles title in as many years on Saturday in Vancouver. He beat No. 3 seed Horst Dammholz 6-1, 6-0 to claim the trophy. Ontario’s Mikhail also triumphed in doubles. Alongside Guido Weber, the winners of last year’s over-75 doubles trophy were seeded first. The pair ran into few problems, handing big losses to their opponents throughout the week. In the final, Mikhail and Weber defeated No. 2 seeds Ali Bacha and Jay Bochner 6-4, 6-2 in the final for the sweep.

Other players who registered sweeps at the Senior Nationals include Craig Hiddleston, who captured the men’s over-50 singles and doubles titles with partner Gary Meanchos. The doubles trophy wasn’t Meachos’ only piece of hardware he picked up this weekend. Meanchos won the men’s over-55 singles crown, to follow-up his win in the over-50 division last year. Patricia Babcock, Janice Holloway, Robert Beattuer, Gaston Blais, and Louise Langston are all the other players who collected trophies from both singles and doubles events at the 2017 Steve Stevens Outdoor Senior National Championships.

Here is the complete list of winners:

MEN

SINGLES

DOUBLES

35

Henry Choi

Riachra Michael Lennon / Jeremy Salvo

40

Olivier Borlee

Jason Christie / Glen Harwood

45

Ernesto Ponce

Joachim Nierfeld / Andrew Oxner

50

Craig Hiddleston

Craig Hiddleston / Gary Meanchos

55

Gary Meanchos*

Stephen Kimoff /Bill Wang

60

Robert Bettauer

Robert Bettauer / Russ Hartley

65

Tim Griffin

Dennis Ing / Keith Porter

70

Robert Bardsley

Joe Forrayi / Fernand Martin

75

Shaheer Mikhail

Shaheer Mikhail / Guido Weber

80

Gaston Blais

Gaston Blais / Rene Roptin

WOMEN

SINGLES

DOUBLES

35

Angela Inoue

Liane Marr / Kanta Murali

40

Kanta Murali

Sherry Buller / Renata Kolbovic

45

Kateryna Filyus

Anne Lydon / Deliana Matei

50

Alison Hannah-Taylor

Alison Hannah-Taylor / Brigitte St-Hilaire

55

Brenda Cameron

Jacquie Lee Andrews / Jeannette Kerluke

60

Patricia Babcock

Patricia Babcock / Jeanie Maceachern

65

Janice Holloway

Janice Clark / Janice Holloway

70

Mary Ann Gaskin

Mary Ann Gaskin / Patricia Mclachlan

75

Louise Langston

Louise Langston / Ruth Neroutsos

The Steve Stevens Senior National Championships ran from August 20-26 in Vancouver. For complete draws, full scores, and more please visit the official tournament website.